- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Sinclair, Clayton, American
- Sinclair, Hazel, American
- Subject of
- Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
- Home Furnishing Styles Association of America, American, founded 1923
- Date
- ca. 1924
- Medium
- varnish on wood with reflective glass and iron
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 26 × 20 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (66 × 52.1 × 31.8 cm)
- Description
- A dark wooden rectangular side table with a mirrored top from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The tabletop features a carved, rectangular wooden frame with a large, beveled mirror at the center. The frame is narrow and has a thin lip around the edges. The table also has a plain skirt, turned legs and an I-shaped support at the bottom connecting all four legs. The turned legs are squared at the top and where they connect to the support near the bottom. In between are a series of repeating rounded shapes, bands, and grooves. Two legs have significant damage near the feet. The bottom of the table is unvarnished. Painted on the bottom center is a gold, white, and black Home Furnishing Styles Association of America seal with black text that reads [H·F·S·A·of·A · / I / N / C/ TRIPLE GUARANTEE / TRADE MARK].
- Place collected
- Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
- Classification
- Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor
- Type
- side tables
- Topic
- Black Enterprise
- Black interiors
- Business
- Recreation
- Segregation
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
- Object number
- 2011.12.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




